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**To retrieve a specific regex pattern set**
The following ``get-regex-pattern-set`` retrieves the regex pattern set with the specified name, scope, region, and ID. You can get the ID for a regex pattern set from the commands ``create-regex-pattern-set`` and ``list-regex-pattern-sets``. ::
aws wafv2 get-regex-pattern-set \
--name regexPatterSet01 \
--scope REGIONAL \
--id a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111 \
--region us-west-2
Output::
{
"RegexPatternSet":{
"Description":"Test web-acl",
"RegularExpressionList":[
{
"RegexString":"/[0-9]*/"
},
{
"RegexString":"/[a-z]*/"
}
],
"Name":"regexPatterSet01",
"ARN":"arn:aws:wafv2:us-west-2:123456789012:regional/regexpatternset/regexPatterSet01/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111",
"Id":"a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111"
},
"LockToken":"c8abf33f-b6fc-46ae-846e-42f994d57b29"
}
For more information, see `IP Sets and Regex Pattern Sets <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-referenced-set-managing.html>`__ in the *AWS WAF, AWS Firewall Manager, and AWS Shield Advanced Developer Guide*.